Southwest adds 5 non-stop routes; also expands in Phoenix

Southwest adds 5 routes; also expands in Phoenix

Author:
Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY

Published:
12:23 PM EST March 8, 2018

Updated:
11:32 AM EDT March 13, 2018

Southwest Airlines will add five daily non-stop routes to its schedule. Of those, three will be daily service while two feature weekend-only service. The low-cost carrier also said it will beef up its presence in Phoenix by adding more flights to existing destinations.

Two of Southwest’s new routes will come from its base at Houston Hobby, where daily non-stop service to Columbus, Ohio, and Louisville, Ky., will begin Oct. 3.

Additionally, Southwest will add daily non-stop service between Denver and Memphis. That route also begins Oct. 3. Southwest will offer one round-trip flight each weekday on all three routes.

Two other routes – Oklahoma City-Nashville and Denver-El Paso – will get Sunday-only non-stop service.

Southwest also is turning to Phoenix for growth. The carrier did not announce new non-stop routes, but said it will add one additional weekday flight to its existing schedules on five of its “most-popular” routes there. Once the additions begin on Oct. 3, Southwest’s Phoenix schedule will change on the following routes: